Bullet.



G. ROSS.

BULLET.

APPLICATION FILED 11.11.18, 1909.

949,028. Patented Feb.15,191o.

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CHARLES ROSS, 0F BALNAGOWN CASTLE, SCOTLAND. y

- i BULLET.

Specication of Letters Patenti Patented iFb.. 15,1910.

Application filed January 18, 1909'. Seria-1 No. 472,881.;

arms, and has for its 'object the production` of a sharp nosed bullet that will readily open out upon striking the body of an animal, and thereu ,onproduce an explosive or muslirooming 'e ect, and will atthe same timebenot liable to have its point distorted during transportation, or. while'in the magazme.

'fo-these ends my invention consists inV a sharp nosed bullet provided .with a cavity, and a shell or tube filling. said cavity provided witli a point `7coming under the classific tion of what is known as a sharp pointed bullet.

.Referring to the accompanying drawings forming apart ofv this specification in which likenumerals referto like 'parts in all the views r-Figure l,`is an elevational View of a cartridge provided with a sharp nosed bullet having my improvement; Fig. 2, a sectional detail f a modified form of the shell ofthe bullet shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, sectional detail of the nose of the preferred. formof bullet; and Fig 4,.a sectional view of the shell detached from the bullet. i

l, represents the body of the.cartridge; 2, the. outer jacketof a modernsharp nosed bullet; fthe filling material of said bullet; and 4, cavity in said filling material. ,5, represents a shell-having a tapered Vpoint 6 provided with a contour forming a continuation of the contour of the bullet proper, and preferably provided with a shoulder 7, tting against the ends 8 of the jacket 2.

',Ihe shelLmust be "of a material sufficiently hard to'withstand transportation and use in magazines without undergoing distortion for if the extremev tip or point 9 becoues nosed bullet will no longer beaecurate 1n Hight, as is well known. And lagain, if this material is too hard,`whilethe bullet will retain its shape and be accu! ite in iiight, yet, 'at the same time the tapered point 6 will faili to collapse upon striking the body of an animal, and the explosive or mushrooming effects will be lost.

I have found that lead is too soft a substance for the shell 5, unless it be madey too thick to be successful, and steel is too hard unless it be made very thin.

In operation, if the bulletstrikes the body of an animal, it at once produces an explosive or mushrooming effect, due probably to the collapsing of the tapered point 6 and the after sudden expansion of the air imprisoned in the cavity 4, although of course I doA not limit myself to this theory of action. At lower-'velocities the bullet Amushrooms, and the destructive effects are less.

It is well known that while no'dificulty is experienced in causing blunt nosed bullets to mushroom, yet it has been heretofore an exceedingly diiicult problem to provide a sharp nosed bullet which will be absolutely accurate in flight, and yet will break up with certainty upon impact against the soft parts of an animals body. This diiculty, however, is readily solved by making the tapered point of the shell 5 conform tothe exact contour of the regular sharp nidi bullet, and forming it of a material neither too hard nor too soft -for the us to which the bullet.

is to be put. I have found that hard drawn copper is a suitable material and that it ossesses the right qualities of softness an re'' sistance, but of course any other material coming between the limits above stated may be used.

Of course, I do not wish vto be limited to the exact details of construction shown, except as is required by the claims, for it is evident that those skilled in the art may modify my invention without departing from the spirit thereof.

l. A sharp nosed bullet Vpfovided with a tapered portion and with a tapered hollow collapsible tip conforming to and constituting a smooth continuation of the lines of a sharp nosed bullet, said tip being sufficiently soft to produce an explosive effect whenstriking the body of an animal at high ve loeities and suiiiciently hard to resist distortion during transportation, substantially as described.

. 2. A. sharp nosed bullet `provided with a cavity; a shell in said cavity provided with a tapered collapsible tip constituting a continuation of the lines of said sharp nosed l tially as described.

rooming el'ect at ovvei` velocities and suficiently hard to resisithe Wear and tear' of transportation and magazine uses, substitu- 3. A sha nosedjloullet provided witli cavity; a co lapsible shell l:filling said cavity formed of copper, provided with a tapered tip @instituting a continuation of the contour of said biet; sind Vprovided with a. shoulder tting against the extremeend of the-body of` said bullet, substantially aside@ 15 In testimoii whereof, aiXmy eigiiatuie, inpresence e two 'v;fitiicssea.v

@Les Ross. Witnesses: i

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